Switzerland - 40 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026

[Kittypoo]

Some very interesting comments about their finances in that DM posting.

Also the lack of a nightclub license and serving sub standard supermarket drinks.
The fact that the father and brother of Mrs M were senior firefighters is unbelievable. They clearly haven’t experienced or viewed their daughter’s marketing initiatives online.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2009781445624033318

Since it's the DM, I would like to see proof of her running out of there with the cash til. I wonder if someone caught her exiting the building on camera.

 

[Sarahlou]

Since it's the DM, I would like to see proof of her running out of there with the cash til. I wonder if someone caught her exiting the building on camera.

The story is originally from French and Italian newspapers.

Ms Moretti allegedly fled as trapped punters screamed out for help. French outlet Nice Martin reported: "As flames ravaged the establishment on New Year’s Day, Jessica Moretti, who suffered an arm injury, was reportedly filmed by security cameras fleeing with the cash register."

Italian outlet La Repubblica claimed Ms Moretti prioritised making her escape with the "cash register containing the evening's takings." The publication also reported CCTV footage allegedly showed the co-owner leaving the site with the cash register that contained the day's takings in cash.

Manager of Swiss bar 'seen fleeing burning building with cash' as fire spread

40 people aged between 14 and 39 died in the fire disaster at a bar in a Swiss ski resort town with more than 100 being left with injuries in the horror inferno

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Dotta]

Since it's the DM, I would like to see proof of her running out of there with the cash til. I wonder if someone caught her exiting the building on camera.

What does it mean "Since it's DM"???

The answer to OP's question is in text.
CCTV filmed her.

JMO

 

[detective.moon]

RTS: Bar owner confirms that service door was locked

According to information from RTS, the owner of the Le Constellation bar, Jacques Moretti, admitted to investigators that the service door on the ground floor was locked from the inside. He said he noticed this on the night of the tragedy. According to the report, Moretti, who arrived at the scene of the accident after the fire, said he opened the door from the outside and found several lifeless bodies in front of it. He also stated that he did not know why the exit was blocked.

According to RTS, Moretti went on to say that he had replaced the foam that caught fire himself. He removed the old acoustic foam and replaced it with foam he had purchased at the Hornbach hardware store.

Transparency note: An earlier version of this entry referred to an emergency exit door in the basement instead of a service door on the ground floor. RTS has corrected its information.

Katastrophe in Crans-Montana - Barbetreiber gibt laut RTS zu: Eine Servicetür war verschlossen

Laut Informationen von RTS hat der Betreiber der «Le Constellation» bestätigt, eine Servicetür sei verschlossen gewesen.

www.srf.ch

 

[Harchmare]

Good point, that’s very likely to be the case here.

From what I’ve read, at least 2 employees have died (DJ and bouncer), possibly 3 (a waitress, but some say she was there as a guest, so it’s confusing), and at least one is injured (the bar manager). The bar manager’s father said in an interview they hadn’t even called to ask how he was, so he was quite upset…

“Papa je rentre, il n’y a rien qui va”: les terribles inquiétudes d’un chef de bar du Constellation juste avant le drame

Gaëtan, âgé de 28 ans et “chef de bar” au Constellation, a été grièvement blessé dans l’incendie du bar de Crans-Montana, en Suisse, qui a fait quarante morts pendant la nuit du Nouvel An. Interrogé par BFMTV, le père du jeune homme affirme qu’il lui avait récemment exprimé son inquiétude sur...

www.7sur7.be

Story on BFMTV about what the Morettis said in their interviews, confirming that Cyane (24, French) was indeed working that night as a waitress, and died. Will translate the text in another post.

INFO BFMTV. "C'est le drame de ma vie": ce que les gérants du bar ont raconté aux enquêteurs au lendemain de l'incendie à Crans-Montana

Dès les heures qui ont suivi l'incendie et l'explosion qui ont fait 40 morts et 116 blessés, les policiers suisses ont auditionné les deux gérants du bar, Jacques et Jessica Moretti. Selon nos informations, voici le récit de ce qu'ils ont livré séparément face aux enquêteurs.

www.bfmtv.com

 

[Rikissa]

Story on BFMTV about what the Morettis said in their interviews, confirming that Cyane (24, French) was indeed working that night as a waitress, and died. Will translate the text in another post.

INFO BFMTV. "C'est le drame de ma vie": ce que les gérants du bar ont raconté aux enquêteurs au lendemain de l'incendie à Crans-Montana

Dès les heures qui ont suivi l'incendie et l'explosion qui ont fait 40 morts et 116 blessés, les policiers suisses ont auditionné les deux gérants du bar, Jacques et Jessica Moretti. Selon nos informations, voici le récit de ce qu'ils ont livré séparément face aux enquêteurs.

www.bfmtv.com

Translated into English with Google Translate, even if it looks as in French, you get the translated page:

INFO BFMTV. "C'est le drame de ma vie": ce que les gérants du bar ont raconté aux enquêteurs au lendemain de l'incendie à Crans-Montana

Dès les heures qui ont suivi l'incendie et l'explosion qui ont fait 40 morts et 116 blessés, les policiers suisses ont auditionné les deux gérants du bar, Jacques et Jessica Moretti. Selon nos informations, voici le récit de ce qu'ils ont livré séparément face aux enquêteurs.

www-bfmtv-com.translate.goog

 

[Dotta]

"Swiss search souls and question government after ski resort fire.​

Elected officials in towns like Crans-Montana have many responsibilities as well as fire safety
- running schools and social services, even collecting taxes.

Most of these officials work part-time and, once elected, continue with their day jobs.

Reputational damage is something the Swiss both hate and fear.
Switzerland is a rich country,
in part because of its reputation for safety, stability, reliability, and, among its own citizens, accountability.

If those in charge damage that reputation, and put the country's success at risk,
the Swiss are unforgiving.

The Swiss authorities know there must be answers, quickly.

At Friday's memorial service,
the president of Valais, Matthias Reynard, was close to tears as he promised
a 'strict and independent' investigation,
warning that 'relevant political authorities' would be held accountable.

Switzerland's president Guy Parmelin said he expected justice
'without delay and without leniency'."

Anger at Swiss ski bar resort at failure to protect people

The New Year's Eve fire at a bar in Crans-Montana killed 40 people and injured 116.

www.bbc.com

 

[Herat]

The story is originally from French and Italian newspapers.

Ms Moretti allegedly fled as trapped punters screamed out for help. French outlet Nice Martin reported: "As flames ravaged the establishment on New Year 's Day, Jessica Moretti, who suffered an arm injury, was reportedly filmed by security cameras fleeing with the cash register."

Italian outlet La Repubblica claimed Ms Moretti prioritized making her escape with the "cash register containing the evening's takings." The publication also reported CCTV footage allegedly showing the co-owner leaving the site with the cash register that contained the day's takings in cash.

Manager of Swiss bar 'seen fleeing burning building with cash' as fire spread

40 people aged between 14 and 39 died in the fire disaster at a bar in a Swiss ski resort town with more than 100 being left with injuries in the horror inferno

www.mirror.co.uk

I would have thought that a majority of the transactions that night at Le Constellation would have been tap or other electronic payments, and not outright cash, from my most recent experiences in Europe a couple of years ago.

Sure, there would be a generous amount of cash, but not the entire till. You would think they would have had an off-site backup for their electronic transactions, so that the majority of their revenue would not be needed to be transported out of there.

I would also think that the basement bar and the ground floor bars had different tills and she was most likely removing the till from the ground floor bar, not the basement.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

What does it mean "Since it's DM"???

The answer to OP's question is in text.
CCTV filmed her.

JMO

I, well, don't trust claims made by only the Daily Mail and don't read all of their links.
But since other media has also reported she was seen leaving with the cash register-- it's just...sickening.

 

[detective.moon]

I would have thought that a majority of the transactions that night at Le Constellation would have been tap or other electronic payments, and not outright cash, from my most recent experiences in Europe a couple of years ago.

Sure, there would be a generous amount of cash, but not the entire till. You would think they would have had an off-site backup for their electronic transactions, so that the majority of their revenue would not be needed to be transported out of there.

I would also think that the basement bar and the ground floor bars had different tills and she was most likely removing the till from the ground floor bar, not the basement.

i was curious and i found this! this is in general so it might be different in bars/for young people etc. i image new years eve might be one of their biggest nights of the year so like you said it would still be a generous amount of cash

How do Swiss people pay most frequently?​

• Mobile devices: 26.8%
• Debit cards: 26.2 percent
• Cash payment: 25.7 percent

Do you pay with cash, card or phone?

The Swiss are increasingly turning to their mobile devices to pay for purchases. How the payment market is developing and the advantages and disadvantages of the various payment methods.

www.bluewin.ch

 

[Dotta]

I, well, don't trust claims made by only the Daily Mail and don't read all of their links.
But since other media has also reported she was seen leaving with the cash register-- it's just...sickening.

DM is MSM approved by WS.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Who cares, even if it was a million francs?
(ETA: Not aimed at anyone here, just speaking in general.)

Imagine your child died in that place, because he or she couldn't find their way out. But the owner made sure she grabbed the cash, not some teenagers hands, on her way out.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

DM is MSM approved by WS.

You're right. And I should have just verified by looking for another source or just waited for one.

 

[Kaley Smith]

I've asked friends and colleagues to do the same-- and leave the second they see flame, smoke, or sparks. Each of us can spread the word in our circles and increase fire safety awareness.

What stunned me as much as seeing the ceiling catching fire was how long people stayed as if they didn't know what was happening. One fellow finally does come with a towel, but all he really did was fan an already massive and spreading flame. Maybe by that time of the evening some were already inebriated? Or maybe regular fire drills are no longer happening in schools? For years I worked at a group home for 6 intellectually disabled residents. One of them was even physically disabled. We were required by law (Manitoba Canada) to have fire drills every month. Some even that roused them from their sleep. It was a big house, with stairs. If those residents didn't get out to the driveway within 90 seconds, the fire drill was repeated. They could do it and did do it, albeit some of them were grumbling or swearing as they hustled out.

 

[Herat]

What stunned me as much as seeing the ceiling catching fire was how long people stayed as if they didn't know what was happening. One fellow finally does come with a towel, but all he really did was fan an already massive and spreading flame. Maybe by that time of the evening some were already inebriated? Or maybe regular fire drills are no longer happening in schools? For years I worked at a group home for 6 intellectually disabled residents. One of them was even physically disabled. We were required by law (Manitoba Canada) to have fire drills every month. Some even that roused them from their sleep. It was a big house, with stairs. If those residents didn't get out to the driveway within 90 seconds, the fire drill was repeated. They could do it and did do it, albeit some of them were grumbling or swearing as they hustled out.

The calls to emergency came in at 1:32 am, so it was well after midnight and I would believe many patrons were significantly inebriated and less capable of making rational decisions on the significance of the ceiling fire, or in shape to realize they needed to evacuate.

Evaluation of the blood alcohol levels or drug testing of the injured and deceased really need to have been done. At this point, I'm not trusting that Swiss authorities did that.

 

[detective.moon]

Who cares, even if it was a million francs?
(ETA: Not aimed at anyone here, just speaking in general.)

Imagine your child died in that place, because he or she couldn't find their way out. But the owner made sure she grabbed the cash, not some teenagers hands, on her way out.

absolutely, it seems like such a villain like thing to care most about the cash till in a moment like this!

 

[Herat]

absolutely, it seems like such a villain like thing to care most about the cash till in a moment like this!

This also implies to me that she made no effort to go back and try to rescue anyone else after escaping with the till.

 

[Deleted member 212413]

What stunned me as much as seeing the ceiling catching fire was how long people stayed as if they didn't know what was happening. One fellow finally does come with a towel, but all he really did was fan an already massive and spreading flame. Maybe by that time of the evening some were already inebriated? Or maybe regular fire drills are no longer happening in schools? For years I worked at a group home for 6 intellectually disabled residents. One of them was even physically disabled. We were required by law (Manitoba Canada) to have fire drills every month. Some even that roused them from their sleep. It was a big house, with stairs. If those residents didn't get out to the driveway within 90 seconds, the fire drill was repeated. They could do it and did do it, albeit some of them were grumbling or swearing as they hustled out.

Also the clientele was so young that they just didn't have the life experience to understand what was happening. There should have been a designated leader and all of that set up - which would be a part of regular fire drills and fire safety training.

 

[Herat]

Also the clientele was so young that they just didn't have the life experience to understand what was happening. There should have been a designated leader and all of that set up - which would be a part of regular fire drills and fire safety training.

Considering they were regularly allowing underage teens into their club without any repercussions, I seriously doubt there was ever any process for employee fire drill training or fire safety.

And this is not the kind of drill that can be done by watching a video on fire safety. It has to be done in person, with repetitive drills done, with attendance taken, to assure that EVERY employee has participated and proven themselves capable of understanding and actually working the fire extinguishers, and the emergency exits.